London-based commentator says the United States endeavored to prevent UK not to mention human rights violations conducted by Saudi Arabia in Yemen as the European country was drafting the resolution for ceasefire in Yemen’s Hudaydah Province.

Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants have claimed two deadly attacks close to the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

A French official says his country has pledged backing for the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed anti-Damascus alliance of mainly Kurdish militants, amid the planned withdrawal of American troops from the Arab country.

Chancellor of major Afghan university welcomed Iranian academic delegation as the two sides agreed joint research cooperation.

At least two dozen Syrians including eight children have been killed in the latest round of airstrikes by the United States and its allies on Syria’s eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr following an announcement by President Trump regarding the withdrawal of his forces from the Arab country.

The United States says it will give another $10 million military aid to Ukraine following last month seizure of three Ukrainian navy off the coast by Moscow.

The US embassy in Saudi Arabia has deleted a video posted on its Twitter account promoting peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations against oppressive regimes.

Director of Iran’s University of Islamic Denominations (UID) visits Afghan universities signing educational agreement with Avicenna University and Taj Institute of Higher Education in Kabul.

The US government has partially shut down after Congress failed to pass a federal spending bill that addresses President Donald Trump's demand for money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border fiercely opposed by Democratic Party lawmakers.

US President Donald Trump has ordered withdrawal of 7’000 troops in Afghanistan to cut the number of American forces in the war-torn country by half.

US Defense Secretary James Mattis finally announced his long-anticipated resignation to allow President Donald Trump to have a defense chief whose views are more aligned with the US president, he said in his resignation letter Thursday.

Top Lebanese clerics met with Iranian ambassador to Beirut and lauded the Islamic Republic for its mighty resistance against world arrogant powers.

US President Donald Trump has warned of “a very long” government shutdown if the Senate does not approve his demand for $5 billion toward funding his long-promised border wall.

Iran and Turkey have agreed to step up their economic cooperation with the aim of reaching a $30-billion target set for their annual trade, voicing concern over the re-imposition by the US of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, a move which they say could affect the entire region's economy.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry rejects the Israeli premier’s claim that Tel Aviv’s agents routinely visit the country for spying on its nuclear program, saying such “delusional remarks” are merely meant to ease the pressure on him over recent revelations about the Islamic Republic’s successful infiltration of the regime’s espionage services.

Senior Muslim cleric from the Islamic center of Washington has called on Muslims to felicitate their Christian neighbors on arrival of the New Year and join them in the festivities within the Islamic Sharia.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US has no longer any influence on relations between countries in the region, stressing Washington will no longer be able to dictate its policies to regional states.

A senior Iranian diplomat says Iran and Russia are "reliable partners" on many international developments and on a landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, despite the United States' efforts to create obstacles in the way of the deal's implementation.

Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians, including a teenage boy injuring several more in anti-occupation protests along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied lands.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the US decision to withdraw troops from Syria postponing plans for operation in Syria’s Kurdish-held regions.